'too soon'

'So emotional'

The voluntary group claim: “The efforts of the special services of the Russian Federation to isolate and liquidate witnesses of the terrorist act against the passengers of MH17 indicate (Moscow) is trying its best to obstruct the investigation process.”

Geranin, believed to be 50, is seen in a 14-year-old picture in Chechnya obtained by InformNapalm with another suspected GRU figure Igor Girkin (aka Igor Strelkov).

Girkin is being sued by MH17 families for his role in commanding rebel forces in eastern Ukraine when the plane was shot down.